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Source: Live Mint OpenAI has finally released the Windows application for ChatGPT, ending the long wait for Windows users to try the chatbot via a native app. Notably, ChatGPT had already been available as a standalone app for Android, iOS, and macOS, but Windows users had to contend with either the built-in Copilot app or…
Source: Live Mint The AI that is hogging so much of the world’s attention now—and sucking up huge amounts of computing power and electricity—is based on a technique called deep learning. In deep learning linear algebra (specifically, matrix multiplications) and statistics are used to extract, and thus learn, patterns from large datasets during the training…
Source: Live Mint Sterlite Technologies (STL) has announced its entry into the AI-driven data centre market with a showcase of its integrated offerings at the India Mobile Congress 2024. The portfolio, which includes optical cables, connectivity, and interconnect solutions, was inaugurated by Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s Honourable Telecom Minister. This development marks a significant leap…
Source: Live Mint Most of the conversations around the proliferation of AI in the workplace revolve around the promise of increased efficiency and creativity. In these conversations, what gets lost is the potential of AI to foster a more equitable and inclusive workplace. The latest episode of Mint’s all-new series on AI, All About AI,…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi: Smartphone maker Xiaomi is expected to bring a number of generative AI user applications to its smartphones in India by the end of this fiscal, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The move, which could begin with Xiaomi’s upper-mid range smartphones priced at around ₹40,000, may help democratize…
Source: Live Mint All these things are powered by artificial-intelligence (AI) models. Most rely on a neural network, trained on massive amounts of information—text, images and the like—relevant to how it will be used. Through much trial and error the weights of connections between simulated neurons are tuned on the basis of these data, akin…
Source: Live Mint The Nobel Prizes awarded to Google-affiliated artificial intelligence researchers this year have raised questions about the company’s research dominance in the field. The prestigious awards have also ignited discussions on Big Tech’s monopoly and the need to recognise breakthroughs in computer science and mathematics. A computer scientist and advisor on AI to…
Source: Live Mint In a significant update to its Gemini AI image generator, American tech giant Google has introduced an innovative editing tool that allows users to fine-tune specific parts of generated images. This feature, now included in the latest Android 15 Beta version, aims to provide a more customisable approach to image generation by…
Source: Live Mint In a bid to tackle the growing traffic congestion in Bengaluru, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has unveiled the Bengaluru Adaptive Traffic Control System (BATCS), an innovative technology aimed at enhancing traffic management across the city. The project, which commenced in May 2024, involves upgrading 136 existing traffic junctions and adding 29…
Source: Live Mint When Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced its latest open-source large language model (LLM) on July 23rd, it claimed that the most powerful version of Llama 3.1 had “state-of-the-art capabilities that rival the best closed-source models” such as GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Meta’s announcement included a table, showing the scores…
